bollocksとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈbɒ.ləks/
• Noun, verb
• Interjection
• 韻: -ɒləks

語源 1

From 中期英語 ballokes (plural of ballok), from 古期英語 beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock +‎ -s. Compare cullion.

名詞

bollocks pl (normally plural, singular bollock) (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar)

1. The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:testicles

2. Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense

   That's a load of bollocks, mate!

   • 2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105:

     All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.

3. (used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.

   Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!

4. Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.

別の表記

• ballocks
• ballicks, ballix (Northern Ireland)
• bullocks (confusion with the word for “small bull”)
• bollox

派生語

動詞

bollocks (third-person singular simple present bollockses, present participle bollocksing, simple past and past participle bollocksed) (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang)

1. To break.

   The telly's bollocksed.

2. (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.

   I bollocksed that exam.

間投詞

bollocks (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang)

1. An expression of anger, frustration, etc.

   Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!

2. An expression of incredulity.

   Bollocks! That never happened!

同意語

• Horlicks (euphemism)
• (expression of anger): See Thesaurus:dammit
• (expression of frustration): See Thesaurus:screw this
• (expression of incredulity): See Thesaurus:bullshit

語源 2

See bollock

動詞

bollocks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bollock